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Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites (Fluff and Fangs Edition) by Joy Demorra
10 reviews
aryelee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
And Vlad? His character growing from tired and uncaring of life to being free of toxic people and being able to open up fully to Nathan? Top tier. Unparalleled. No one does it like them. I'm so obsessed with these two and being able to see their relationship grow and develop, paired with the way they pined after each other before finally getting together for some truly well written sex scenes? If the next steamy romance novel I read doesn't have the characters really work through their feelings like this, I'm going to be upset.
The worldbuilding! The worldbuilding is so good, well thought out, and the political aspects of it all are described and integrated so well. The magic parts were just as fun, and I know there's much more still to be revealed (book two, I'm ready for you whenever you come out).
The only reason this isn't a 5 star book is because Ursula was not involved for a vast majority of the story, and the few chapters she was in the main storyline, they went by too fast. I would have loved to see her relationship with Nathan and Vlad have more time to develop, to go a little slower so they had more time to get to know each other and flirt. As it is, I'm excited to see more of her in the next book as she's such an interesting character!
If you want a well written queer romance novel with werewolves and vampires, this is the perfect book for you.
Graphic: Racism and Toxic relationship
Moderate: War
steph_weigle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War
bashsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
-If you aren't interested in sexual content, there is another edition of this book without it; it has a blue cover.black_cat_iiix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, and Alcoholism
pvbobrien's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism and Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Biphobia, Child death, Blood, Medical content, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
maybephasing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cursing, Racism, and Blood
cgn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Alcohol, War, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism
heyjaycee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Not only does Hunger Pangs give us a healthy queer m/m romance, it also delves deep into disability and chronic pain—dying from it, living with it, how society treats you when you have it. Since I follow Joy Demorra on Tumblr, I know this is her personal experience shining through. Her refusal to compromise on her disability representation in this novel—to water it down or shove it into a back seat for marketability—enriches the story and Nathan as a character, and I'm grateful for it.
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Medical trauma
Minor: Drug use
hauntedtesty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I can see where some plot threads will be pulled into the second book, but definitely needed some more pruning. The main duo are fun to read.
Have read that was is an episodic release on patreon, so that might be where the book format falls over.
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Biphobia, Racial slurs, and Medical trauma
greatdistractions's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Colonisation